Physicians Information

W. Howard Hudson, M.D.
General Orthopaedics
Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery
Adult Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Hudson graduated from the Medical College of Georgia, where he also completed his Internship and Residency. He completed a fellowship in Orthopaedic Arthritic Surgery at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, Colorado, and a Fellowship in Hand Surgery at the University of Louisville Hospitals in Lousville, Kentucky, and joined the staff of Orthopaedic Associates in 1979. Dr. Hudson is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Thomas E. Bailey, Jr., M.D.
General Orthopaedics
Pediatric Orthopaedics
Spinal Deformities
Dr. Bailey joined the practice in 1979. He is a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia and completed his internship at Ben Taub General Hospital and Baylor College of  Medicine in Houston, Texas, and his Residency at Georgia Baptist Hospital and Scottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He also completed a fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at The Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Bailey is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. In addition, he is Clinical Professor of Surgery, Orthopaedic, at the Medical College of Georgia, and is a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and the Scoliosis Research Society.

LeRoy R. Fullerton, Jr., M.D.
General Orthopaedics
Sports Medicine
Arthroscopic Surgery
Dr. Fullerton is a graduate of the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. He completed his Internship and Residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washingnton, D.C., and trained with Dr. Jim Andrews and Dr. Jack Hughston at the Hughston Orthopaedic Clinic in Columbus, Georgia, following his Residency. Following a period of solo private practice in Augusta, Georgia, Dr. Fullerton joined Orthopaedic Associates in 1987. Dr. Fullerton is a Clinical Professor of Surgery, Section of Orthopaedics, at the Medical College of Georgia. He is an active member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and the Arthroscopy Association of North America. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Larry W. Carter, M.D.
General Orthopaedics
Sports Medicine
Adult Reconstructive Surgery
A graduate of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, Dr. Carter completed his Internship and Residency at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. He joined the staff of Orthopaedic Associates in 1994. Dr. Carter is an Assistant Clinical Professor, Section of Orthopedics, at the Medical College of Georgia. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of the Georgia Orthopaedic Society. Dr. Carter has a special interest in Sports Medicine and Total Joint Replacement. Dr. Carter is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Paul J. Herzwurm, M.D.
General Orthopaedics
Adult Reconstructive Surgery
Sports Medicine
Dr. Herzwurm joined the practice in 1995. A graduate of the Medical College of  Georgia, Dr. Herzwurm completed his Internship and Residency at Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Georgia. He served for two years on the staff of Martin Army Community Hospital in Fort Benning, Georgia, and completed a Fellowship in Total Joint Surgery in Arlington, Virginia. Dr. Herzwurm is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Thomas A. Parfenchuck, M.D.
General Orthopaedics
Adult & Pediatric Spine Surgery
Dr. Parfenchuck earned his medical degree from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Following his Internship and Residency at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, he completed a Spine Surgery Fellowship at the Spine Institute for Special Surgery in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Parfenchuck joined the staff of Orthopaedic Associates in 1995. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Douglas R. Phillips, M.D.
General Orthopaedics
Sports Medicine
Adult Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Phillips earned his medical degree from the University of Tennessee-Memphis. He completed his Internship and Residency at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta and joined the staff of Orthopaedic Associates in 1998. Dr. Phillips is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has a special interest in Arthroscopic Surgery and Total Joint Replacement.

Kevin J. O'Shea, M.D.
General Orthopaedics
Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Ankle
Sports Medicine
Dr. O'Shea is a graduate of Tulane School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Georgia. Dr. O'Shea then completed a Fellowship in Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Ankle at Baylor University Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Following this he worked as the Southeast Regional Foot and Ankle expert for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines for 4 years. Dr. O'Shea is Board-Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Joseph P. Rectenwald, M.D.
General Orthopaedics
Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery
A graduate of the Medical College of Georgia, Dr. Rectenwald completed his internship and residency at the University of South Carolina/Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, SC. He subsequently completed a Fellowship in Hand Surgery at the Hand Center of San Antonio/University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio, Texas, prior to joining the staff of Orthopaedic Associates in 2003. Dr. Rectenwald is Board-Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Randall M. Meredith, M.D.
General Orthopaedics
Total Joint Reconstruction
Sports Medicine
Dr. Meredith is a graduate of the Medical College of Virginia and completed a Total Joint Fellowship at Buffalo General Hospital in Buffalo, New York. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency and Internship at Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, and served as Chief of the Total Joint Service at Eisenhower until June 2007, when he joined the staff of Orthopaedic Associates. Dr. Meredith is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.